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Referee's report by Alexander Russell, on a paper 'Note on surges of voltage and current in transmission lines' by Frederick William Carter

Reference number: RR/59/17

Date: 07 March 1936

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Sectional Committee: Mathematics

Not recommended for publication in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London'. The paper does not advance the knowledge of surges. Does not understand why the work of Oliver Heaviside has been brought introduced. Suggests the paper is more suitable for the Institute of Electrical Engineers or the Physical Society.

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

Endorsed on verso as received 9 March 1936.

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RR/59/17
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07 March 1936
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Standardised form (type D) and letter on paper
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Alexander Russell

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Alexander Russell, Referee's report by Alexander Russell, on a paper 'Note on surges of voltage and current in transmission lines' by Frederick William Carter, 07 March 1936, RR/59/17, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_59_17/referees-report-by-alexander-russell-on-a-paper-note-on-surges-of-voltage-and-current-in-transmission-lines-by-frederick-william-carter, accessed on 19 January 2025

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